Refer to the Scenario Below to Answer the Following Question(s)

question 147

Multiple Choice

Refer to the scenario below to answer the following question(s) .
Reliable Tools Company is a manufacturer of hubs and axles for the trailer and heavy truck industry. Although Reliable Tools only has 15 customers, the company is the sole supplier of hub and axle components to those customers. Monthly sales at Reliable Tools are approximately $1 million. "You might say we have all our eggs in one basket," says owner Arthur Deetz.
It is critical that a competent sales force be maintained in order to nurture those few but large accounts. Ninety-five percent of Reliable Tools' customers are located in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, which means that travel time to all customers is relatively short. However, given the nature of the industry, time spent with each customer is crucial.
-Disadvantages of social selling include ________.

• A) its impact on efficiency
• B) its ability to provide information
• C) its expense and the difficulty of presenting some things via the Internet
• D) the ability to spot opportunities
• E) its impact on productivity

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Definitions:

Ectoderm

The outermost of the three primary layers in an embryo, from which the skin, nervous system, and sense organs develop.

Germ Layer

One of the three primary layers of cells (ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm) in the very early embryo, from which all tissues and organs develop.

Digestive Tube

The tubular passage functioning in the digestion and absorption of food and the elimination of food residues, stretching from the mouth to the anus.

Ectoderm

The outermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo in early development, giving rise to the outer layer of skin, brain, and nervous system.